Gloria

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"Gloria" is a classic 1964 rock song by Van Morrison, originally recorded with his band Them and later widely covered, known for its simple three-chord structure and iconic shouted chorus.

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Gloria canonical 10

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf rock song ⓘ
single ⓘ
song ⓘ
associatedWithArtist Van Morrison ⓘ
associatedWithBand Them ⓘ
composer Van Morrison ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
coveredBy AC/DC ⓘ
Bruce Springsteen ⓘ
Iggy Pop ⓘ
Jimi Hendrix ⓘ
Patti Smith ⓘ
Status Quo ⓘ
The Doors ⓘ
The Grateful Dead ⓘ
linked to: Grateful Dead

The Rolling Stones ⓘ
The Shadows of Knight ⓘ
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers ⓘ
U2 ⓘ
decade 1960s ⓘ
genre garage rock ⓘ
proto-punk ⓘ
rock ⓘ
hasCallSignificance spelling of the name "Gloria" in chorus ⓘ
hasChordProgression E–D–A ⓘ
hasChorus spelled-out name "G-L-O-R-I-A" ⓘ
hasInfluenceOn garage rock revival ⓘ
punk rock ⓘ
hasLanguage English ⓘ
hasMusicalKey E major ⓘ
hasNotableFeature call-and-response style vocals ⓘ
prominent electric guitar riff ⓘ
shouted chorus ⓘ
simple three-chord structure ⓘ
teenage sexual themes ⓘ
hasTimeSignature 4/4 ⓘ
hasTypicalDuration about 2–3 minutes ⓘ
isStandardIn bar band repertoire ⓘ
garage rock canon ⓘ
lyricist Van Morrison ⓘ
notableFor easy to play for beginner rock bands ⓘ
iconic opening guitar figure ⓘ
originalBand Them ⓘ
originallyRecordedBy Them ⓘ
performer Them ⓘ
recordingEra British Invasion ⓘ
releaseYear 1964 ⓘ
widelyCovered true ⓘ

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